This world we live in is loud, over-stimulating, and A LOT sometimes, isn’t it? If you’re like me, you lose yourself in it sometimes. Your center goes all cattywampus. The answer to find your Center? Gifting yourself time away from social media, away from the television, away from so many other people’s views and opinions… […]
Go with the flow
Literally, I love to “go with the flow.” I’ve been kayaking, rafting, and swimming for as long as I can remember. Me and water just go together! Metaphorically, it’s a practice for me let go and flow with what’s happening. Martha also says, “Be in constant creative response to whatever is in front of you.” […]
Are you “river people?”
I LOVE re-reading some of my journal posts from various river trips. “It is GLORIOUS waking up with the sun. It’s slow and easy. not hurried or abrupt or rushed.’ “Woke up to pee and looked up at the stars – GLORIOUS!” “We saw a Condor! It was way up the thermal drafts.” “Little things, […]
Looking for critters
As we prep for August’s adventure on the Main Salmon River in Idaho – a wild and scenic place – part of the fun knowing what critters to be on the lookout for! The Salmon River Canyon provides a habitat for an abundant and varied wildlife resource. Big game species commonly observed along the river […]
Getting to know a place
Sylke Laine: Wayfinder Coach and Forest Therapy Guide and I wanted to share some info about the Salmon River and this area of the country where we’re offering our river rafting retreat. It’s remote, rugged, and achingly beautiful. Let’s start here: the Salmon River originates in the Sawtooth and Lemhi Valleys of central and eastern […]
The sky is full of
If you live in a city, near a city, or in the suburbs… YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY STARS ARE ACTUALLY UP THERE IN THE SKY. The first night of my Grand Canyon trip, down at the put in at Lees Ferry, after we unloaded all our gear and the boats, and rigged the […]